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March 1979

Chaitra · Vikram Samvat 2035 · Leicester
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Festivals, vrats and holidays in March 1979

  1. Amalaki EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 8 Mar · Shukla Ekadashi: 8 Mar, 08:52 GMT → 9 Mar, 11:23 GMT
  2. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Shukla Trayodashi: 10 Mar, 14:02 GMT → 11 Mar, 16:38 GMT
  3. Partial lunar eclipseEclipses
    Visible here, 19:28 to 22:47 (peak 21:08). Sutak from 10:28: by tradition no cooking or eating until it ends, except for children, the elderly and the unwell.Eclipse 13 Mar, 19:28 GMT → 13 Mar, 22:47 GMT · sutak from 13 Mar, 10:28 GMT
  4. Holika DahanHindu festivals
    The bonfire on the eve of Holi, the victory of devotion over arrogance.Tithi begins 12 Mar · Purnima: 12 Mar, 19:04 GMT → 13 Mar, 21:14 GMT
  5. Phalguna PurnimaVrats
    The full moon, for fasting, charity and Satyanarayan Katha.Tithi begins 12 Mar · Purnima: 12 Mar, 19:04 GMT → 13 Mar, 21:14 GMT
  6. HoliHindu festivals
    The festival of colours that welcomes spring.Purnima: 12 Mar, 19:04 GMT → 13 Mar, 21:14 GMT
  7. Meena SankrantiVrats
    The Sun enters Meena.Sun enters 14 Mar, 18:08 GMT
  8. Sankashti ChaturthiVrats
    A fast for Ganesha, broken after moonrise.Tithi begins 16 Mar · Krishna Chaturthi: 17 Mar, 01:20 GMT → 18 Mar, 01:47 GMT
  9. Papamochani EkadashiVrats
    A fast for Vishnu on the eleventh lunar day.Tithi begins 23 Mar · Krishna Ekadashi: 23 Mar, 19:01 GMT+1 → 24 Mar, 16:15 GMT+1
  10. Pradosh VratVrats
    Shiva is worshipped at dusk on the thirteenth lunar day.Krishna Trayodashi: 25 Mar, 13:14 GMT+1 → 26 Mar, 10:06 GMT+1
  11. Masik ShivaratriVrats
    The monthly night of Shiva.Krishna Chaturdashi: 26 Mar, 10:06 GMT+1 → 27 Mar, 06:58 GMT+1
  12. Chaitra AmavasyaVrats
    The new moon, for remembering ancestors.Amavasya: 27 Mar, 06:58 GMT+1 → 28 Mar, 04:00 GMT+1
  13. Chaitra Navratri beginsHindu festivals
    Nine nights of the Goddess; Ghatasthapana is done this morning.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Mar, 04:00 GMT+1 → 29 Mar, 01:18 GMT+1
  14. Ugadi · Gudi PadwaRegional
    Hindu New Year in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra.Tithi begins 27 Mar · Shukla Pratipada: 28 Mar, 04:00 GMT+1 → 29 Mar, 01:18 GMT+1